Isaiah 44:18

44:18 They do not comprehend or understand,

for their eyes are blind and cannot see;

their minds do not discern. ¹ 

Isaiah 21:3

21:3 For this reason my stomach churns; ² 

cramps overwhelm me

like the contractions of a woman in labor.

I am disturbed ³  by what I hear,

horrified by what I see.

Isaiah 33:15

33:15 The one who lives ⁴  uprightly ⁵ 

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe; ⁶ 

the one who does not plot violent crimes ⁷ 

and does not seek to harm others ⁸  –

[44:18]  ¹ tn Heb “for their eyes are smeared over so they cannot see, so their heart cannot be wise.”

[21:3]  ² tn Heb “my waist is filled with shaking [or “anguish”].”

[21:3]  ³ tn Or perhaps, “bent over [in pain]”; cf. NRSV “I am bowed down.”

[33:15]  ³ tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

[33:15]  ⁴ tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

[33:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

[33:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

[33:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”